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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Sri Rama Navami - Hanumantha vahanam at Thiruvallikkeni

Today (8th April 2014) is the holy day of Sree Rama Navami – the
day on which Lord Sri Ramachandramurthy, the supreme avatar was born in the
blessed land of Ayodhya.
Lord Rama descended on earth for the purpose of upholding righteousness
and rewarding virtue.

The Greatest of Ithihasa
purana ‘Sri Ramayanam’ is the undiluted history
of the Greatest Person who descended on this Universe, on the banks of river
Sarayu, in a prosperous country called ‘Koshala’. In the immortal Ramayana, there are learning
of life …..

~ and there is also a great
character – a warrior, mightily powerful, whose body was as hard as a diamond,
whose speed equalled those of fastest flying eagles, who possessed great
wisdom, who could organize a group of roaming ones, who can jump hundreds of
miles, yet who remained at the feet of his Master, totally committed thinking
of their welfare alone – unassuming, yet capable of telling the right things at
the right moment – that is Pavana Puthra Hanuman – Aanjaneya, who is called
‘siriya thiruvadi’ – bearer of Lord Rama – who carried Rama on his shoulders
during the war in which the demon was killed.

The mighty Hanuman excelled in
his role as emissary when he bowed before Rama and Lakshmana, clearly
explaining at Rishyamukha parvatha bridging relations, bonding a great
friendship of mutual benefit for the Vanara King Sugriva with the Princess of
Ayodhya who had come to the forest on the words of His father. The
gracious speech and dignified conduct of Hanuman was instrumental in forging the
relationship of Sugriva, eventual slaying of Vali and his begetting the
Kingdom. Hanuman was destined to bigger
deeds – of organizing an army comprising of monkeys in search of Sita, his
great leap into the sea, crossing it and reaching the fortified Lanka; slaying
wicked demon and meeting Sita at Ashoka vanam; sitting majestically before the
King Ravana and burning the whole of Lanka ……… more than all these, the one
role he relished most was carrying the ‘Ithihasa Purush’ on his shoulders and
thus earning the title ‘Siriya Thiruvadi’ – the carrier of Lord Sri Rama

At Thiruvallikkeni divyadesam (as
also in many other divine places) on Sri Rama Navami day – there was the grand
purappadu of Sri Rama in Hanumantha vahanam.
Here are some photos of the great occasion